Contempt for innocent
"The terrorists who struck today have again shown their contempt for the innocent." — Emperor George Bush II, responsible for the deaths of at least 6000 innocent Iraqis, commenting on the August 19 truck bombing of the UN
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BY DON MONKERUD
The Bush administration has admitted that it has found the chemical weapons it went to war in Iraq over. Unfortunately, those weapons reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon and Utah.
"I don't
BY KYLIE MOON
In some of the largest university student demonstrations in five years, thousands of students rallied across the country on August 27 as part of a national day of action against the government's attempts to accelerate privatisation of
Just as Washington is trying to whip up more public support for its military occupation of Iraq, revelations on the home front continue to expose a culture of misogynist sexual violence running rampant through the US military. A survey published on
The following announcement, headed "Towards a united demonstration on October 25", was posted to several email lists operated by United For Peace and Justice on August 28. UFPJ is the broadest of the anti-war coalitions in the United States. It will
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BY JULIE SMITH
SYDNEY — Despite the difficulty involved with obtaining a visa to Nauru, Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett and Democrats immigration advisor Marianne Dickie recently visited the island, where they met with detainees and witnessed
BY NICK EVERETT
SYDNEY — Twenty-two anti-war activists met at the Gaelic Club on August 25 to found the Stop the War Coalition. Participants represented the Chippendale-Darlington, Newtown and Marrickville peace groups, as well as the NSW Greens,
BY RENFREY CLARKE
ADELAIDE — On the morning of August 28, bus drivers were preparing for an all-out fight with the city's privatised bus companies. After years of putting up with low wages and deteriorating conditions, the drivers had voted
SYDNEY — An important exhibition of paintings which explore the nature of war, the demonisation of "enemies" and the concept of "collateral damage" employed by imperialist spin doctors. The exhibition, at the Harrington Street Gallery, 17
The August 25 Australian reported that Prime Minister John Howard's government was resisting informal pressure from Washington to commit more troops to combat the growing guerrilla war being mounted by armed Iraqis resisting the US-led occupation of
BY TIM GOODEN
GEELONG — More than 2000 unionists rallied on August 27 to demand an end to the 15-week lock-out of Geelong Wool Combing employees.
In a colourful lunchtime rally, building workers rubbed shoulders with public servants, teachers,
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